Packetized Data Communication Over Multiple Unreliable Channels

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of duplicates of said serial bit stream is transmitted over a different communication channel.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein each of said communication channels is selected from the group consisting of: a private IP network, a public IP network, the internet, a global system for mobile communications (GSM) network, a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), a wireless network, a satellite communication network, a cellular communication network, a Bluetooth communication channel, and a Wi-Fi network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said aligning comprises arranging said data packets, received within a time window, in columns of an alignment score matrix, based, at least in part, on said data packet similarity, wherein each row in said matrix represents one of said duplicates of said serial bit stream.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising assigning an alignment score to each of said columns based on one of data packet gaps and data packet mismatches in said column.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein, with respect to each column of said matrix, said selecting is based, at least in part, on a consensus determined by data packet similarity of a majority of data packets in said column.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein each of said plurality of duplicates of said serial bit stream is transmitted over a different communication channel.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein each of said communication channels is selected from the group consisting of: a private IP network, a public IP network, the internet, a global system for mobile communications (GSM) network, a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), a wireless network, a satellite communication network, a cellular communication network, a Bluetooth communication channel, and a Wi-Fi network.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein said aligning comprises arranging said data packets, received within a time window, in columns of an alignment score matrix, based, at least in part, on said data packet similarity, wherein each row in said matrix represents one of said duplicates of said serial bit stream.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said instructions are further executable to assign an alignment score to each of said columns based on one of data packet gaps and data packet mismatches in said column.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein, with respect to each column of said matrix, said selecting is based, at least in part, on a consensus determined by data packet similarity of a majority of data packets in said column.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein each of said plurality of duplicates of said serial bit stream is transmitted over a different communication channel selected from the group consisting of: a private IP network, a public IP network, the internet, a global system for mobile communications (GSM) network, a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), a wireless network, a satellite communication network, a cellular communication network, a Bluetooth communication channel, and a Wi-Fi network.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein said aligning comprises arranging said data packets, received within a time window, in columns of an alignment score matrix, based, at least in part, on said data packet similarity, wherein each row in said matrix represents one of said duplicates of said serial bit stream.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein said instructions are further executable to assign an alignment score to each of said columns based on one of data packet gaps and data packet mismatches in said column.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein, with respect to each column of said matrix, said selecting is based, at least in part, on a consensus determined by data packet similarity of a majority of data packets in said column.